Gas flushing of the packaging materials or pouches is a technique used for prolonging the shelf-life period of minimally processed or fresh foods. In packaging with the blow mold containers; the air surrounding the food inside the package is customized or changed. In blow mold containers, the oxygen inside the pouch is removed and replaced with an inert gas for instance, carbon-di-oxide and nitrogen etc. The blow mold containers are engineered and manufactured with coextruded films, this is done by applying a combination of PA (Nylon) between PE (Polythene) on the outer side, whereas inside there are sealing layers of modified PE. The saran (P.V.D.C.) barriers designed to seal the gas in, protect the color of the food to be stored in the blow mold containers; making them suitable for applications in the food & beverage industry. The blow mold containers these days are compatible with most of the snorkel type of blow mold containers filling machines. They are also compatible with Gas Flushing (CVP) or Modified Atmosphere Packing (MAP) type machines. The blow mold containers are also known as bulk blow mold containers.
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Blow mold containers Market: Market Dynamics
The need for packaging solutions with a good puncture resistance is fueling the growth of the blow mold containers market. The growing demand for packaging pouches suitable for wet as well humid environments is also a driving factor. The demand for packaging solutions to maintain the red color of the meat another driving factor; carbon monoxide is used to maintain the red color of any kind of meat when flushed inside the pouch instead of oxygen. However, the concerns for global warming coupled with the excessive use of plastic for manufacturing blow mold containers; is a restraining factor for the growth of its market. The feature of blow mold containers that facilitates in sealing through contamination and folds, is widening the scope for the growth of its market. One of the prominent trend in the global gas flush pouch market is the availability of the customization as per the specific needs of the consumer. Another prominent rend is that many blow mold containers have a good moisture as well as oxygen barrier.
Blow mold containers Market: Market Segmentation
The global blow mold containers market can be segmented on the basis of end-use industries:
- Food & Beverages
- Packaging
- Retail
- Pharmaceutical
- Nutraceuticals
- Others
Blow mold containers Market: Segmentation Overview
The blow mold containers help in extending the shelf life of food and beverage products. Products such as boil in the bag and pasteurization, bread, cheese, cooked meats, fish, fresh meat, processed produce, sauces, soups, sausages; are packed with the blow mold containers. In pharmaceutical products, the blow mold containers facilitate in reducing spoilage and wastage. In packaging & distribution market, the blow mold containers aid in optimization of operational cost. The nutraceuticals industry is also benefitted by the blow mold containers because these pouches reduce the growth of any aerobic organisms and also lower the speed of oxidation reactions keeping nutritive value intact.
Blow mold containers Market: Regional Outlook
The global blow mold containers market geographically is segmented as North America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan, Japan, and Middle East & Africa. North America and Europe hold a significant market share of blow mold containers market owing to the fully developed packaging technologies. Furthermore, the increase in R & D activities related to packaging solutions, wherein blow mold containers have versatile applications, aids in boosting the growth of blow mold containers market in the region. The market in the APEJ region is more inclined towards growing demand for blow mold containers because of the increasing awareness for advanced packaging to optimize cost and enhance product attributes.
Blow mold containers Market: Recent Developments
Companies such as Foodpack are offering contract manufacturing and contract blow mold containers packaging for a wide variety of food products. Caspak Products P/L are offering blow mold containers with quality assurances such as Food Safety HACCP-9000. Clifton Packaging Group Limited offers C-VAC TBG (Tough Bone Guard), which is designed to have a superior puncture resistance and thus suitable for food products that have sharp edges for instance, bone in meat/ribs, bone in chicken, mussels, shellfish and pistachios, etc. The Vaccum Pouch Company is certified offers blow mold containers packaging with BRC certification.
Blow mold containers Market: Prominent Players
Some of the prominent players in the global gas flush pouch packaging market are:
- Alpha Poly Corporation
- Bemis Company, Inc.
- Caspak Products P/L
- Clifton Packaging Group Limited
- Duropac
- Euroflex
- Flexipol Packaging Limited
- Foodpack
- Multivac Ireland Ltd.
